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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7430

12 August 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Law Society wants compensation for family legal aid firms

Appeal court extends protection for investment clients

In-house lawyers are celebrating victory in their long-running campaign to reduce the cost of their practising certificate fees

The Fawcett Society is seeking a judicial review of the government’s emergency budget for alleged failure to comply with equality laws

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is considering plans to cut its £9bn budget by £2bn, it emerged this week.

Demand for law firm services in the UK and US was largely flat for the second quarter of 2010 and rate growth was weak according to the latest findings from Hildebrandt Baker Robbins’ Peer Monitor Index (PMI).

Solicitors’ rules on confidentiality have been amended.

Self-employed workers and their partners are to gain maternity and pension benefits under EU legislation that came into force last week.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
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